Watch

Listen

Good and Decent S2|E6: Is It Real?

Creator:
Published:
December 5, 2023
April 27, 2022
Listen to Grotto's video team talk about mythical creatures, paranormal phenomena, and UFO sightings in this podcast episode.|Listen to Grotto's video team talk about mythical creatures, paranormal phenomena, and UFO sightings in this podcast episode.

We’re deep into our storytelling edition where we wonder what else is out there, and this episode of Good and Decent explores everything from the mythical to the supernatural.

Video producers Josh Long and Tara Kelly were curious about local cryptids — mythical creatures like Chicago’s Mothman — and so they set out to learn what they can. When Josh travels south on vacation, he begins to feel like he can’t get away from these mysterious creatures.

Our editor, Josh Noem, brings in a respectable authority — Father Aaron Michka, CSC — who is both a priest and an anthropologist. Together, they discuss paranormal phenomena and UFO sightings, beginning with Father Aaron’s own encounter with “beings of light” that visited him for a time in his youth. Video producer Kevin DeCloedt chimes in with his own personal encounter with the supernatural. 

Read more from Father Aaron about UFOs: https://grottonetwork.com/keep-the-faith/belief/are-ufos-real/

And read the full news story about Bigfoot hunters in southern Alabama that Josh Long mentions: https://www.wsfa.com/story/34533043/evergreen-big-foot-capital-of-alabama/

Creators:
Grotto
Published:
December 5, 2023
April 27, 2022
On a related note...
3 Tips for Learning from Your Mistakes

3 Tips for Learning from Your Mistakes

Matt Paolelli

Feast of the Sacred Heart Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Feast of the Sacred Heart Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Grotto

Feast of All Saints Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Feast of All Saints Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Grotto

“That Time I Lied to a Nun”

“That Time I Lied to a Nun”

Javi Zubizarreta

7 Ideas for Almsgiving on a Budget

7 Ideas for Almsgiving on a Budget

Lillian Fallon

Memento Mori: How Remembering Our Death Helps Us Live

Memento Mori: How Remembering Our Death Helps Us Live

Jacqueline Rose

Planting Hope through Urban Gardening in this Pandemic

Planting Hope through Urban Gardening in this Pandemic

Grotto

Pope Francis's Message of Lenten Hope

Pope Francis's Message of Lenten Hope

Grotto Shares

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

Jessica Mannen Kimmet

What I Learned From Burying My Pet Ferret

What I Learned From Burying My Pet Ferret

Eric Clayton

What Grief Is Teaching Me About Control and Surrender

What Grief Is Teaching Me About Control and Surrender

Sophie Caldecott

What Training for a Triathlon Taught Me About Resilience

What Training for a Triathlon Taught Me About Resilience

Tim Pisacich

Not Now: A Grotto Short Film

Not Now: A Grotto Short Film

Grotto

3 Ways to Help Haiti Rebuild from the Earthquake

3 Ways to Help Haiti Rebuild from the Earthquake

Grotto Shares

#RejuvenateTheChurch | Synod 2018

#RejuvenateTheChurch | Synod 2018

Grotto

Voices of Synod 2018 | Maryssa Gabriel

Voices of Synod 2018 | Maryssa Gabriel

Grotto

St. Pope John XXIII Spotify Playlist

St. Pope John XXIII Spotify Playlist

Grotto

This Company Gives People a Second Chance at Life

This Company Gives People a Second Chance at Life

Grotto

An Unexpected Calling: Becoming an Adoptive Single Mom

An Unexpected Calling: Becoming an Adoptive Single Mom

Grotto

Growing up Gay and Catholic

Growing up Gay and Catholic

Jacob Walsh

newsletter

We’d love to be pals.

Sign up for our newsletter, and we’ll meet you in your inbox each week.